# Amputations at Lopez Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098566` · 9/16/2023 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Meat grinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Lopez Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 9500 NW 4th Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73127
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a grinder located in the meat department. Upon lifting the access door cover, the employee's hand was caught by the rotating paddles and pinned against the door opening. The employee's left hand was amputated.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*